Fender Fender Custom Shop Michael Landau Signature 1968 Relic Stratocaster in Black
Presenting the Michael Landau Signature 1968 Stratocaster, this one in Black.World-renowned session ace Michael Landau has played on hundreds of albums since the early 1980s, with artists as varied as Joni Mitchell, Seal, Michael Jackson, James Taylor, B.B. King, Pink Floyd and Miles Davis, to name only a few. He has also fronted several bands, including the Raging Honkies, Burning Water and, more recently, Renegade Creation with Robben Ford. With his own group, he continues to raise the bar in electric jazz, instrumental and rock guitar.The Custom Shop Artist Collection Michael Landau Signature 1968 Relic Stratocaster is based on Landau's 1968 Stratocaster, with a hand-selected lightweight alder body, special "custom oval" neck profile, custom hand-wound pickups and wiring, and a worn Black nitrocellulose lacquer finish.Other features include a round-laminated dark rosewood fingerboard with a 7.25" radius and 6105 frets, period-correct large headstock, five-way pickup switching, and custom vintage-style tremolo bridge. Photos are of the actual guitar for sale, SN R123209 General SERIES: Custom Artist ORIENTATION: Right-Hand COLOR: Black COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US Neck NECK MATERIAL: Maple NECK FINISH: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer NECK SHAPE: Custom "C" FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 7.25" (184.1 mm) FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Round-Laminated Rosewood POSITION INLAYS: White Dot NUMBER OF FRETS: 21 STRING NUT: Bone NUT WIDTH: 1.650" (42 mm) NUT MATERIAL: Bone FRET SIZE: Narrow Jumbo SCALE LENGTH: 25.5" (64.77 cm) Body BODY: Select Lightweight Alder BODY FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer BODY SHAPE: Stratocaster® BODY MATERIAL: Select Lightweight Alder Hardware BRIDGE: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo PICKGUARD: 3-Ply Mint Green CONTROL KNOBS: Aged White Plastic HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel/Chrome TUNING MACHINES: Vintage-Style FACTORY STRINGS: Fender® USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges), PN 0730250403 NECK PLATE: 4-Bolt Custom Electronics BRIDGE PICKUP: Custom Shop Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat® MIDDLE PICKUP: Custom Shop Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat® NECK PICKUP: Custom Shop Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat® CONTROLS: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup) SWITCHING: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup INCLUDED ACCESSORIES: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity
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